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4: Determining caffeine in beverages using HPLC (and UV-vis)

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    401292
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    Learning Objectives

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

    1. Explain the principles of liquid-liquid partitioning.
    2. Explain the effect of solvent polarity on retention times.
    3. Explain the effects of isocratic and gradient methods on retention times and peak shape.
    4. Interpret chromatographic data to identify components of a mixture and determine their concentration.

    This lab manual includes a brief overview of HPLC. For fuller coverage of the topic, refer to the textbook for CHEM 401. Libretexts also has a similar text (see Ch 12 of Analytical Chemistry 2.1 (Harvey)).


    This page titled 4: Determining caffeine in beverages using HPLC (and UV-vis) is shared under a not declared license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Kathryn Haas.

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